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Suspected Wheat Stem Maggot Damage in Corn following Cover Crops

June 13, 2017

Ag professionals across central and eastern Nebraska are reporting insect damage to corn following rye and wheat cover crops, likely from the wheat stem maggot. A recent field survey found stand losses in fields ranged from 2%-30% on a whole-field basis.

Nebraska Crop Progress and Condition

June 13, 2017

For the week ending June 11, Nebraska temperatures averaged four to eight degrees above normal and were accompanied by dry conditions, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Only the southern tip of the Panhandle and a few central counties received significant rain. The warm, dry weather allowed planting and other field work to continue.

Volunteer corn in a soybean field — Figure 1. Soybean field infested with volunteer corn in southcentral Nebraska.

Control of Glyphosate-Resistant Volunteer Corn in LibertyLink Soybean

June 12, 2017

Controlling glyphosate-resistant volunteer corn is a major challenge in some soybean fields this year as preemergence herbicides aren't very effective. Postemergence herbicides will be critical to its management.

UNL-TAPS competition participants — Figure 1. Water use efficiency in corn production is one dimension of the UNL-TAPS competition being conducted out of the West Central REC.

View Corn Contest Plots at UNL-TAPS Field Tour June 27

June 8, 2017

Learn from some of the most successful corn growers in Nebraska at a June 27 UNL-TAPS field tour and project update at the West Central Research and Extension Center at North Platte.

USDA: Planting Surges with Warm, Dry Conditions

June 5, 2017

For the week ending June 4, with warmer temperatures and rain limited to the western Panhandle, planting progressed with 6.4 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the June 5 report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Percent Corn (95%) and Soybean (76%) Planted near Long-Term Averages

June 1, 2017

For the week ending May 28, cool and mostly dry conditions prevailed, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Average temperatures ranged from three to nine degrees below normal. Some areas of the Panhandle and southeast Nebraska received up to an inch of rain; however, much of the state remained dry.

When Weather Delays Planting – Now What?

May 26, 2017

Agronomists consider several options for those pushed into late planting due to heavy rains. Changing corn hybrids or soybean varieties is not recommended, nor is shifting to alternate crops.

Yellow seedling corn — Figure 1. "Yellow" corn can sometimes develop in cool, wet springs when corn outgrows its initial energy source - the seed - before its roots reach needed nutrients. (Photo by Troy Ingram)

Yellow Corn Seedlings … A Transition Phase Between Heterotrophic And Autotrophic Growth?

May 25, 2017

Widespread yellowish corn seedlings this spring may be due to the slightly sun- and heat-starved seedlings running out of the seed’s stored energy before the main nodal roots take over. A little sun and heat should green them up without affecting yield.

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